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Lexicon :: Strong's H191 - 'ĕvîl

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אֱוִיל
Transliteration
'ĕvîl
Pronunciation
ev-eel'
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Part of Speech
masculine adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root (meaning to be perverse)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 44a

Strong’s Definitions

אֱוִיל ʼĕvîyl, ev-eel'; from an unused root (meaning to be perverse); (figuratively) silly:—fool(-ish) (man).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 26x

The KJV translates Strong's H191 in the following manner: fool(s) (20x), foolish (man) (6x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 26x
The KJV translates Strong's H191 in the following manner: fool(s) (20x), foolish (man) (6x).

  1. be foolish, foolish

    1. (subst)

      1. of one who despises wisdom

      2. of one who mocks when guilty

      3. of one who is quarrelsome

      4. of one who is licentious

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֱוִיל ʼĕvîyl, ev-eel'; from an unused root (meaning to be perverse); (figuratively) silly:—fool(-ish) (man).
STRONGS H191: Abbreviations
אֱוִיל 26 adjective (foolish — א׳ Job 5:2 +; plural אֱוִילִים Psalm 107:17 +, etc.; — foolish, Proverbs 29:9 (אִישׁ א׳) Hosea 9:7 (predicate of prophet); compare Isaiah 35:8, elsewhere noun masculine fool (always morally bad), who despises wisdom & discipline Proverbs 1:7; Proverbs 15:5; mocks at guilt Proverbs 14:9; is quarrelsome Proverbs 20:3; licentious Proverbs 7:22; it is folly & useless to instruct him Proverbs 16:22; Proverbs 27:22 (19 times Proverbs); compare also Jeremiah 4:22; Job 5:2, 3; Isaiah 19:11; Psalm 107:17.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Job

5:2; 5:2; 5:3

Psalms

107:17; 107:17

Proverbs

1:7; 7:22; 14:9; 15:5; 16:22; 20:3; 27:22; 29:9

Isaiah

19:11; 35:8

Jeremiah

4:22

Hosea

9:7

H191

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H191 matches the Hebrew אֱוִיל ('ĕvîl),
which occurs 26 times in 26 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:2 - “For anger H7068 slays H2026 the foolish H191 man, H191
And jealousy H7068 kills H4191 the simple. H6601

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:3 - “I have seen H7200 the foolish H191 taking H8327 root, H8327
And I cursed H6895 his abode H5116 immediately. H6597

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:17 - Fools, H191 because H4480 of [fn]their rebellious H6588 way, H1870
And because H4480 of their iniquities, H5771 were afflicted. H6031

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:7 - The fear H3374 of the LORD H3068 is the beginning H7225 of knowledge; H1847
Fools H191 despise H936 wisdom H2451 and instruction. H4148

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:22 - Suddenly H6597 he follows H1980 H310 her
As an ox H7794 goes H935 to the slaughter, H2874
Or as [fn]one in fetters H5914 to the discipline H4148 of a fool, H191

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:8 - The wise H2450 of heart H3820 will receive H3947 commands, H4687
But [fn]a babbling H8193 fool H191 will be [fn]ruined. H3832

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:10 - He who winks H7169 the eye H5869 causes H5414 trouble, H6094
And [fn]a babbling H8193 fool H191 will be [fn]ruined. H3832

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:14 - Wise H2450 men H2450 store H6845 up knowledge, H1847
But with the mouth H6310 of the foolish, H191 ruin H4288 is at hand. H7138

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:21 - The lips H8193 of the righteous H6662 feed H7462 many, H7227
But fools H191 die H4191 for lack H2638 of [fn]understanding. H3820

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:29 - He who troubles H5916 his own house H1004 will inherit H5157 wind, H7307
And the foolish H191 will be servant H5650 to the wisehearted. H2450

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:15 - The way H1870 of a fool H191 is right H3477 in his own eyes, H5869
But a wise H2450 man H2450 is he who listens H8085 to counsel. H6098

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:16 - A fool’s H191 anger H3708 is known H3045 at once, H3117
But a prudent H6175 man H6175 conceals H3680 dishonor. H7036

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:3 - In the mouth H6310 of the foolish H191 is a rod H2415 [fn]for his back, H1346
But the lips H8193 of the wise H2450 will protect H8104 them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:9 - Fools H191 mock H3887 at [fn]sin, H817
But among H996 the upright H3477 there is [fn]good H7522 will. H7522

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:5 - A fool H191 [fn]rejects H5006 his father’s H1 discipline, H4148
But he who regards H8104 reproof H8433 is sensible. H6191

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:22 - Understanding H7922 is a fountain H4726 of life H2416 to one who H1167 has H1167 it,
But the discipline H4148 of fools H191 is folly. H200

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:28 - Even H1571 a fool, H191 when he keeps H2790 silent, H2790 is considered H2803 wise; H2450
When he closes H331 his lips, H8193 he is considered prudent. H995

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:3 - [fn]Keeping H7674 away H7674 from strife H7379 is an honor H3519 for a man, H376
But any H3605 fool H191 will [fn]quarrel. H1566

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:7 - Wisdom H2451 is too exalted H7311 for a fool, H191
He does not open H6605 his mouth H6310 in the gate. H8179

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:3 - A stone H68 is heavy H3514 and the sand H2344 weighty, H5192
But the provocation H3708 of a fool H191 is heavier H3515 than H4480 both H8147 of them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:22 - Though H518 you pound H3806 a fool H191 in a mortar H4388 with a pestle H5940 along H8432 with crushed H7383 grain, H7383
Yet his foolishness H200 will not depart H5493 from him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:9 - When a wise H2450 man H376 has H8199 a controversy H8199 with a foolish H191 man, H376
[fn]The foolish man either rages H7264 or laughs, H7832 and there H369 is no H369 rest. H5183

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:11 - The princes H8269 of [fn]Zoan H6814 are mere H389 fools; H191
The advice H6098 of Pharaoh’s H6547 wisest H2450 advisers H3289 has become H1197 [fn]stupid. H1197
How H349 can you men say H559 to Pharaoh, H6547
“I am a son H1121 of the wise, H2450 a son H1121 of ancient H6924 kings”? H4428

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:8 - A highway H4547 will be there, H8033 a roadway, H1870
And it will be called H7121 the Highway H1870 of Holiness. H6944
The unclean H2931 will not travel H5674 on it,
But it will be for him who walks H1980 that way, H1870
And fools H191 will not wander H8582 on it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:22 - “For My people H5971 are foolish, H191
They know H3045 Me not;
They are stupid H5530 children H1121
And have H995 no H3808 understanding. H995
They are shrewd H2450 to do H7489 evil, H7489
But to do H3190 good H3190 they do not know.” H3045

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:7 - The days H3117 of punishment H6486 have come, H935
The days H3117 of retribution H7966 have come; H935
[fn]Let Israel H3478 know H3045 this!
The prophet H5030 is a fool, H191
The [fn]inspired H7307 man H376 is demented, H7696
Because H5921 of the grossness H7230 of your iniquity, H5771
And because your hostility H4895 is so great. H7227
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